1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race
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Jun 26 2019
Hemmings Classic Car: The Vanderbilt Cup- America’s first internationally recognized road-race
The August 2019 issue of Hemmings Classic Car features an excellent review of the Vanderbilt Cup Races by Jeff Koch with the assistance of photos from my collection. (3 comments)
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Jun 03 2019
Mystery Foto #22 Solved: Peter Helck, Golfer Gene Sarazen and Old 16 in 1948
This weekend's Mystery Foto was taken at a New York celebrity party. (14 comments)
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Apr 10 2019
Historical Marker to Be Installed at the Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge Site in East Meadow
As part of the pilot program for the Motor Parkway Trail, Nassau County Department of Public Works is planning to install a historical marker on the site of the Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway bridge in East Meadow. (2 comments)
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Jan 08 2019
From the Simeone Foundation: A Peter Helck Sketch of Two Vanderbilt Cup Race Winners
Last year, I was honored to receive a personal tour of the Simeone Museum in Philadelphia by the renowned Dr. Fred Simeone. Hanging on his library wall, I discovered this Vanderbilt Cup Race masterpiece drawn by the wonderful Peter Helck. (3 comments)
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Jan 07 2019
Mystery Foto #1 Solved: Locust Grove Section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
I challenged you to solve the first Mystery Foto of 2019. (14 comments)
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Nov 03 2018
Herb Lytle’s Great-Great-Grandson Takes a Ride in the Alco Black Beast
Last Sunday, Scott Lytle, the great-great-grandson of Vanderbilt Cup Racer Herb Lytle, and his lovely wife Marie visited me in Roslyn and took rides in the Alco Black Beast. (14 comments)
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Aug 04 2018
Jerry Helck and the Old 16 Locomobile Racer
Old 16 Locomobile, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, was owned by the Helck family for 55 years from 1942 to 1997. Nobody was photographed more frequently with this historic racer than Jerry Helck. (3 comments)
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Jul 23 2018
Update2:Mystery Foto #29 Solved:A 1936 Aerial of Mitchel Field,Roosevelt Raceway & the Motor Parkway
Author Richard Panchyk set a VanderbiltCupRaces.com record with back-to-back Mystery Foto challenges. (21 comments)
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Jul 21 2018
Helck Family Collection: Peter Helck Recalls the Greatest Vintage Car Event in Long Island’s History
Among the treasures discovered in the Helck Family Collection is an unedited 128-page biographical document written by Peter Helck. In the first post from these memoirs, Peter Helck recalls the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race held on Long Island. (9 comments)
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Jul 11 2018
Vanderbilia: The Old 16 Locomobile Spoon
While searching through my Vanderbilia display case, I rediscovered this Old 16 Locomobile spoon. I have no idea who manufactured it and why. Can anyone help? (3 comments)
